Pakistani tribes claim they will eject 'foreign fighters' from North Waziristan in 15 days

[Shabaz Sharif]

Jirga gets 15 days to restore peace in North Waziristan
* Tribal elders assure KP governor, Peshawar corps commander they will restore peace, oust foreign fighters from area in 15 days * Urge govt to delay any operation in NWA

• AGENCIES
• June 07, 2014

PESHAWAR: Two separate meetings of a 64-member tribal jirga from North Waziristan Agency with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan and Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani concluded that the tribal elders will oust foreign fighters from the area in 15 days and play their role in restoration of peace in the agency.

The jirga comprising elders of Uthmanzai Wazir and Dawar tribes from North Waziristan, led by Haji Sher Muhammad, the successor of the Faqir of Ipi, met with the corps commander to discuss the rumoured military action in the agency. Speaking on behalf of the tribesmen, Haji Sher said that military operation has never been a solution to the problem the agency was facing. “The tribal elders should now be given the opportunity to restore peace,” he added.

Haji Sher claimed the jirga he was leading has clout and the agency’s tribesmen will try to force the foreign militants out, secure government installations and put an end to attacks carried out on security forces’ convoys.
“If we fail to do so, the government can go forward and launch a military operation in North Waziristan,” he offered.

Corps Commander Rabbani said the elders had 15 days to normalise the situation and that after the passage of the stipulated time, the elders would report their progress to the general officer commanding (GOC) of North Waziristan who will decide the future course of action accordingly. “The tribesmen in FATA have always been loyal to the soil of the country and even now they will play their role in the restoration of peace and elimination of militancy,” Rabbani hoped.

In a separate meeting, the jirga assured the KP governor that all efforts would be made for restoration of peace in the agency.

The jirga demanded that the government stop likely military operation in North Waziristan and let the matter settled through dialogue. Jirga member Maulana Din Haqqani said that the tribal elders have assured the KP governor that they will expel foreign jihadists from their soil within 15 days.
He said that the jirga would also take up the issue of infighting with the different Taliban groups in North Waziristan and try to pacify the situation.

The jirga members also claimed that the governor has assured them that there would be no military operation in the North Waziristan.

Pir Aqil Shah, another jirga member and also a contestant for the NA-40 seat, said that the meetings remained successful. He claimed that the jirga has the backing of Taliban Shura in North Waziristan Agency and it would convey the message of peace to the tribesmen and the Shura. According to a handout issued from the Governor House, Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan urged the tribal elders to play their role for restoration of peace in the region. He said that restoration of peace and normalcy in the region was government’s top priority and all efforts would be made to achieve it.
Jirga gets 15 days to restore peace in North Waziristan

 

[l'ingénieur]

If this is true then this is great news. This is how it should be; Pakistanis working together. That is the only way we will prosper.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

@Aeronaut, @Pak-one @Zarvan @everyone

 

[Pandora]

What can they accomplish in 15 days when they couldnt even accomplish anything for the past decade. This will only give time to those miserable TTP rats so that they can either flee or secure their positions.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

Military never bothered to use this channel in NW in the past, wont be bothered by this jirga in the upcoming days either. Operation has already been decided.
(The strings of this jirga are pulled in the background by hafiz gul bahadur)

 

[GreenFalcon]

Military never bothered to use this channel in NW in the past, wont be bothered by this jirga in the upcoming days either. Operation has already been decided.
(The strings of this jirga are pulled in the background by hafiz gul bahadur)

I agree and its time to clean up the mess once it for all.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

Military never bothered to use this channel in NW in the past, wont be bothered by this jirga in the upcoming days either. Operation has already been decided.
(The strings of this jirga are pulled in the background by hafiz gul bahadur)

15 days are nothing. But i doubt jirga can clear N Waziristan from foreign militants.

 

[KingMamba]

15 days is too little but at least the tribals are with the government on the fact that foreigners got to go.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

15 days are nothing. But i doubt jirga can clear N Waziristan from foreign militants.

I agree. Moreover, the bigger irritant for army is TTP than foriegn militants. Jirga didnt talk about TTP fighters, who are carrying out most of the attacks on army in NW. So operation is inevitable, even if foriegn militants are some how flushed out.

 

[KingMamba]

I agree. Moreover, the bigger irritant for army is TTP than foriegn militants. Jirga didnt talk about TTP fighters, who are carrying out most of the attacks on army in NW. So operation is inevitable, even if foriegn militants are some how flushed out.

They didn't just say they would remove foreigners.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

Moral of the story : Collective punishment works on pashtun tribesmen. Mughals came up with this policy, they used to destroy and burn entire villages, trampled crops and poison wells....but at the same time they used to keep the door open for negotiations, bribes, treaties etc. Khattak tribe offered their services to mughals after taking a heavy beating. Son of khushal khan khattak agreed that he would arrest or kill his father for Aurangzaib. British studied the mughal policies about frontier pashtun tribes and carried on their legacy.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

Moral of the story : Collective punishment works on pashtun tribesmen. Mughals came up with this policy, they used to destroy and burn entire villages, trampled crops and poison wells....but at the same time they used to keep the door open for negotiations, bribes, treaties etc. Khattak tribe offered their services to mughals after taking a heavy beating. Son of khushal khan khattak agreed that he would arrest or kill his father for Aurangzaib. British studied the mughal policies about frontier pashtun tribes and carried on their legacy.

Sir you keep changing your opinion and history after every day and news.

 

[FunkyGen]

(The strings of this jirga are pulled in the background by hafiz gul bahadur)

Hmmmm.... i thought he wouldn't budge after he had distributed the pamphlets.... smells like a pussy to me....

MANTE HAIN TO MANA LO NAHIN TO GAN* PHAR DO

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

Hmmmm.... i thought he wouldn't budge after he had distributed the pamphlets.... smells like a pussy to me....

MANTE HAIN TO MANA LO NAHIN TO GAN* PHAR DO

A full scale military operation of pak army....is not some thing you can face head on. In malakhand operation, the number of troops reached to 1 lakh along with paramilitary. The area is first subjected to full blitz of F-16 bombardments and artillary shelling for weeks and finally ground troops, 30 times larger than your militia, face you with tanks and air support. Only a strong country can face assault of such scale, not a small militia of gul bahadur in small NW. He would try that confronation doesnt happen, as entire NW would be flattened to the ground in the operation and wazirs would get displaced like mehsuds.

 

[FunkyGen]

A full scale military operation of pak army....is not some thing you can face head on. In malakhand operation, the number of troops reached to 1 lakh along with paramilitary. The area is first subjected to full blitz of F-16 bombardments and artillary shelling for weeks and finally ground troops, 30 times larger than your militia, face you with tanks and air support. Only a strong country can face assault of such scale, not a small militia of gul bahadur in small NW. He would try that confronation doesnt happen, as entire NW would be flattened to the ground in the operation and wazirs would get displaced like mehsuds.

Issi liye keh rhain hain maan jao
pakistan mein sirf pathan nhi rehte aur bhi makhlooqat rehte hain unhein jenay do